Disaster management recommendations still in cold storage

The comprehensive report had suggested that statutory bodies should examine the plan of the buildings at identified vulnerable zones before the construction stage itself

An initiative of the Indian Institute of Architects, the Department of Town and Country Planning, the National Institute of Technology – Calicut to mitigate natural calamities in Kozhikode, Malappuram and Wayanad districts, against the background of the massive floods of 2018, still remains in cold storage.

The comprehensive report titled " Post Disaster Assessment of Great Flood of 2018" had suggested that statutory bodies should examine the plan of the buildings at identified vulnerable zones before the construction stage itself. The study conducted based on the guidelines of the United Nations Post Disaster Needs Assessment found about 90% of the affected areas were in the regions where the slope of the hill is above 50 degrees.

When the calamity and its effects were at peak, 41,565 persons were relocated in 297 relief camps in Kozhikode district while 55, 413 people had to be shifted to 237 camps in Malappuram district. A total of 247 landslips occurred in Wayanad district.